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“DesignPac is an important addition to our gourmet food and gift basket business,” says Jim McCann, CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com. “It brings tremendous capabilities and experience in the design, sourcing, production and distribution of gift baskets and gift sets, as well as strong relationships with many of the leading retailers throughout the country. It also brings an experienced and focused management team that has built a cost efficient and profitable business that, we believe, can help us enhance the growth and profitability of all our existing gourmet food gifts businesses.”

DesignPac will continue to be based in Illinois and senior management will remain with the business, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary of 1-800-Flowers.com. Jeffrey Burkard will continue as president; Darrell Naughton as senior vice president, sales and marketing; Dorothy Hanley, vice president of finance and operations; Kathleen Burkard, vice president of purchasing; and Claudia Kerbel, vice president of sales and marketing.